Additional Special Offers added to our Winter Sale

We have added even more Special Offers, bargains and free gifts to our online cookware and kitchenware winter sale. Now if you buy a Denby China Squares 16 Piece Set we will give you a free Denby China medium Serving Dish, or if you buy an Alessi MG32 Cordless Kettle in Black we will give you a free Judge Induction 26cm frying Pan.

Denby Pottery has always been one of our best selling brands, among the different ranges that Denby produce the Denby China range is undoubtedly one of the most popular. The range of products within this range are characterised by the combination of clean, simplistic, contemporary design with an exacting attention to detail. It is china that has been designed specifically for modern life. We decided to take one of the most popular products within this range, the China Squares 16 Piece dining set, which we have already discounted by an incredible £121 and make purchasing this item even more attractive by giving away a free Denby China medium Serving Dish. The normal recommended retail price for this particular Serving Dish is £23.

Another brand that is always one of our most popular is Alessi. It is famous for the iconic designs of its products. We decided to take one of our best selling Alessi products and make purchasing it in our Winter Sale an even more attractive proposition. Now when you buy an Alessi MG32 Cordless Kettle in Black you will also receive free a Judge Induction 26cm Frying Pan which has the normal recommended retail price of £24.

These are the just latest special offers to be added to our Winter Cookware and Kitchenware Sale. We are still offering special offers on a wide variety of products including the I. O. Shen Mastergrade 5 Piece Magnetic Knife Block Set, the Gaggia Classic Coffee Machine and the Robert Welch Signature 4 Piece Knife and Sharpener Set. As well as our Special Offers we have offering some massive discounts on a wide variety of products.

Don’t forget that there is still time to enter our January Free Prize Draw. This month, in a special competition to mark the start of a new year and a new decade we are giving somebody the chance to win a Gaggia Classic Coffee Machine, a Circulon Pan Set and a Judge Knife Set. For more details of this exciting competition you should visit the Competition Page of the Pots and Pans website.

Winter Clearance Deals

The Pots and Pans Winter Sale has started. We have put together a collection of great deals and bargains on a wide range of cookware and kitchenware, all available on our online store. When deciding what we products we would in our sale, we kept thinking we wanted to do something a little bit different this time. We've decided that not only will we discount products, but we will also put together a series of special offers designed to excite our customers. What better way of doing this than giving away free gifts or discount offers on some of our best selling items?

Now, if you buy an I.O. Shen Mastergrade 5 Piece Magnetic Knife Block Set we will also give you a FREE Swift Supreme 3 Piece Pan Set, RRP £118! If you buy a Meyer Circulon 2 Hard Anodized 5 Piece Pan Set you get the opportunity to buy a Le Creuset Kone Kettle at HALF PRICE. If you decide to buy a Gaggia Classic Coffee Machine you will get a Judge Sabatier 5 Piece Wooden Knife Block Set FREE. The Judge Knife Set has a recommended retail price of £64. If you buy a Robert Welch Signature 4 Piece Knife and Sharpener Set you will also get a FREE Le Creuset 21cm Round Dish. This Le Creuset dish has an RRP of £22.

As well as these exciting deals we are also reducing the price on numerous other products. We have collected together a wide selection of these items on the Sales page of our website. You will also find other great deals on the Pan Sets Special Offers page as well as on the Knife Sets Special Offers page of the Pots and Pans website.

We believe that there should be a bargain or a special deal to suit everybody in cookware and kitchenware winter sale.

Win a Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine in December’s Free Prize Draw

In our December free prize draw we are giving you the chance to win a Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine. Due to the incredible response that we received to last month’s competition when we gave away two Gaggia Baby D Espresso machines, we have decided to give people another chance to win a Gaggia coffee machine.

The Gaggia Classic is the best selling of all Gaggia’s coffee machines. It normally retails on the Pots and Pans Website for £274.99, this is £24 below the normal recommended retail price of £299.95.

If you want to win the Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine you need to visit the competition page on the Pots and Pans website. When you get there all you need to do to enter the competition is complete the form on the page. The page also contains more information and details about the rules for the competition.

We are still offering a free gift for anybody who orders goods worth £100 or over on the Pots and Pans website. In keeping with the festive time of the year we are now giving a free set of Tom Smith Crackers to anybody who spends £100 or over. In 1847 Thomas J. Smith, the founder of the Tom Smith company invented the cracker. His original crackers actually contained sweets and not gifts as the present version does. Several years later in effort to differentiate their crackers from rival companies who copied their original idea his son decided to include gifts and hats as well as introducing variations on the design of the cracker.

We are still offering free delivery on all orders of £75 or over for customers in Great Britain. There is an equivalent discount for customers outside of Great Britain.

New Krups, Circulon, Raymond Blanc by Anolon, Prestige, and Joseph Joseph products now on the website

At Pots and Pans we are continually updating and expanding the products that we sell through our online cookware and kitchenware shop, the latest additions include new products from Raymond Blanc by Anolon, Circulon, Prestige, Krups and Joseph Joseph.

The first of the new additions are two new 5 piece pan sets from Raymond Blanc by Anolon. Both of these pan sets include a milkpan, 16cm, 18cm and 20cm saucepans and a 24cm frying pan or skillet. The first of these pan sets is from the Stainless Steel range. We are currently selling this pan set for £149.99, which is a £95 saving on the recommended retail price. The second pan set is from the Raymond Blanc by Anolon Professional range. This is presently retailing for £125, this is £90 below the usual recommended retail price.

There is also a new 4 piece pan set from Circulon. The Circulon Steel Elite 4 Piece Pan Set includes 16cm, 18cm and 20cm saucepans along with a 20cm skillet or frying pan. This pan set is currently available for £149.99, this is £95 below its recommended retail price.

Other new additions to the website include several new serving dishes by Prestige. These dishes have all been made with double walled insulated stainless steel, this has been used as it enables the dishes to maintain a consistent temperature. The serving dishes are available in different shapes, there is a round serving dish as well as different sized versions of the oval shaped serving dish.

Also new on the website are seven new models of Krups coffee machines. Included among the new machines are three colour variations of the popular Dolce Gusto model, as well as the standard black model there are now Ivory and Red models which are now available on the website. We have also started to stock the Dolce Gusto Circulo model. This machine as the name suggests features an unique circular design that makes it look unlike any other coffee machine currently available. The Dolce Gusto Circulo is more than just a striking looking coffee machine though, it also makes a fantastic cup of coffee.

There has also been a major increase in the range of Joseph Joseph products that we stock. We are now stocking numerous designs of their worktop savers, including the designs based round the inside of fruit. This includes the kiwi, orange, tomato and onion designs. Other new Joseph Joseph products that have been added to the website include a stylish new salad bowl, and an ergonomically designed colander. If you are a fan of Joseph Joseph you will instantly recognise their unique design style in both of these new products. They share a chic modern aesthetic which helps give them the look and feel that is unique to Joseph Joseph products.

Even in the run up to Christmas, the busiest time of the year for an online retailer, we are continuing to expand the ranges that we stock. We are continually on the lookout for new ranges that we believe will add value to our online cookware and kitchenware store. If you believe that there is a range we should be stocking that we currently don’t have let us know and we will see what we can do about adding it.

New Alessi, Le Creuset and Ready Steady Cook products added

We are continually adding new products to the Pots and Pans online cookware shop, amongst the latest additions are new products from Le Creuset and Alessi, as well as pan sets from the new Ready Steady Cook branded cookware range.

Le Creuset has always been one of our most popular brands. It is not just their iconic cast iron cookware that is popular with our customers, other ranges such as the Toughened Non-Stick and the re-released 3 Ply Stainless Steel range are also among our best selling ranges. We have recently added several new products from the Le Creuset Toughened Non-Stick range to our online store.

Alessi, as with Le Creuset, is another brand that has achieved iconic status. Their products are famous for their unique and often playful designs. Amongst the new Alessi products we have started to sell is the new Banana King Salt, Pepper and Spice Grinder, featured in the picture. Despite appearances, it is a fully functioning grinder!

You will have seen the television programme, and now you can buy Ready Steady Cook cookware products. We have started stocking Ready Steady Cook branded pan sets on our website, ideal for rustling up a meal after inspiration from an episode of the show.

To see any of these new products you should visit the Pots and Pans website. It is definitely worth checking the website on a regular basis to keep up with all the new additions that we are continually making as well as any sales or special offers that might be available.

Win a Gaggia Baby D Espresso Machine

We have decided to something special for our November free prize draw. This month we are going to give two people the chance to win a Gaggia Baby D Espresso Machine. If you were to buy of these on the high street you would normally expect to pay £329.95.

Gaggia are widely considered to be one of the world’s leading manufactures of coffee machines. They have earned this reputation not only from the quality of the coffee makers that they produce but also because just as importantly because of the quality of the coffee that is produced by their machines.

Achille Gaggia the founder of Gaggia, patented the first modern steamless coffee machine in 1938. He originally developed this coffee machine to be used commercially in his own coffee bar. Ten years later, in 1948, he decided to start producing coffee machines full time. He founded Gaggia, the company that bares his name for this purpose. Originally the company produced professional coffee machines for use in commercial establishments. It was only in 1977 that they started to produce machines that were intended for use in the home. The Baby models were the first home machines that Gaggia produced. Since the original machine was produced in 1977 Gaggia have continued to refine and update the Baby Espresso Machine with each new model. Manufacturing coffee machines for the home now accounts for the majority share of Gaggia’s business. They still produce all of their coffee machines in Milan.

If you want to win one of the two Gaggia Baby D Espresso Machines then you should visit the competition page on the Pots and Pans website. This page has instructions for how to enter the competition and well as more information about the competition rules.

Free gift when you buy any Magimix Nespresso or L'Expresso coffee maker

Coffee, Tea and Toast, sister website to Pots and Pans, is giving away a free set of four Maxwell & Williams Demi Cups and Saucers with every Magimix Nespresso or L'Expresso coffee maker that is bought. The Maxwell & Williams Demi Cup and Saucer set normally retails for £16. All you have to claim you free set is to make sure you add them to your order when you buy your Magimix Nespresso or L’Expresso coffee maker.

Maxwell & Williams are widely regarded worldwide for producing stylish tableware. This set of cups and saucers features black and white circles, known as the Spin design. The cups are prefect for serving your espresso in.

Most Magimix products were originally designed for commercial use, this helps to explain why they often last longer and out perform other brands. Their coffee machines use the nespresso capsule system. This has been designed to ensure that they will produce a perfect espresso or cup of coffee every time you use them.

This offer is available while stocks last.

Free gifts updated

We have updated our free gift offer for orders of £50 or over on our website again. Now when you spend £50 or over on our online cookware shop you can receive a free Grunwerg Adagio Blue Cheese Knife and Pizza Cutter Set, all you need to do is add it your order. Both items in the set have been designed to be stylish as well as practical. The handles have been ergonomically designed so that they are comfortable to hold and at the same time easy to grip. The Grunwerg Adagio Blue Cheese Knife and Pizza Cutter Set normally retails for £6.99.

The free gift that you can receive if you spend £100 or over has not changed. You can still choose to receive a free Natural Origins Pizza Cutting Board and Pizza Cutter Set. This normally retails for £15. There is only one free gift per order and they are only available while stocks last. It is worth checking the website on a regular basis though as the free gifts are updated on a regular basis. For more information you can visit the Free Offers page on our website.

Don’t forget that we are still offering free delivery on orders over £75. This is for customers in Great Britain, customers outside of Great Britain will receive an equivalent discount.

Lastly, there is still time to enter this month’s free prize draw. This month the prize is a simplehuman soft touch bin which normally retails for £109.99. For more details of how to enter this months prize draw you can visit the competition page of our website.

60 Minute Makeover features Pots and Pans

Various products from our online cookware store have been used in the new series of 60 Minute Makeover. Our products are featured in several episodes of the new series which started on ITV on the 7th of September.

The first episode of the new series that used products from Pots and Pans involved designers Colin and Justin transforming a house in Carshalton, Surrey. The details of this episode of 60 Minute Makeover as well as a list of the products that were used are available on the shows section of the ITV website. It was gratifying to see that several of the 60 Minute Makeover designers choose to use our products. In another episode Scott Waldron makes over a house in Great Moor, Stockport he used a wide selection of products that are available on our online cookware store.

It was interesting to note that the different interior designers would often choose to use the same products. Le Creuset, Denby Pottery, Raymond Blanc Cookware by Anolon and Alessi were popular with several of the designers on the show, they all feature in several episodes of the new series. Another product that was used on several different makeovers was the Voodoo Knife Block. If you watch the programme carefully you will notice this appearing in several different episodes. It has obviously proved to be popular with the interior designers who work for this programme.

You can view how our products that we supplied to 60 Minute Makeover fitted in to the overall makeover on a dedicated 60 Minute Makeover page on our website.

Excellence in Housewares Awards Ceremony Tonight

It is the Excellence in Housewares 2009 Awards tonight. Pots and Pans have been nominated in two categories, Excellence in Direct Retailing and Excellence in Retail Display – Independent. These awards have been described as being the ‘Oscars’ of our industry. Last year Pots and Pans won the Excellence in Online Retailing award, the award still takes pride of place in our office. We have sent a ‘small delegation’ down to London for tonight’s ceremony, we are all keeping our fingers crossed that they will have two good reasons for celebrating later tonight. We realise though that we face some very stiff competition in both categories.

We have updated the free gift for anybody who spends £100 or over on the Pots and Pans website. Now when you spend £100 or over you can choose to receive a free Premier Natural Origins Pizza Cutting Board and Pizza Cutter. This normally retails at £15. You can get more details about this free gift on our website.

Other news is the Pots and Pans lottery syndicate had a win in the Euro Millions lottery last week. Between 10 of us we scooped just over £12, this works out at just over £1.20 per person, this almost covers the £1.50 cost that each of us put in to enter the lottery. Debate is raging over what we should do with our winnings, the general consensus is that we will be using it to buy tickets for this weeks lottery.

Win a simplehuman Soft Touch bin in this month’s free prize draw

This month in the Pots and Pans free prize draw we are giving someone the chance to win a simplehuman Slim Soft Touch bin. This month’s prize the 45 litre brushed silver simplehuman Soft Touch normally retails for £109.99, if you buy it from the Pots and Pans website you can save yourself £13, we are selling it for £96.99.

The core philosophy of simplehuman products is ‘a mission to make you more efficient at home’. Their products have been designed to help make it easier to do everyday tasks. All of their products combine providing an ergonomic solution to everyday tasks with a highly stylised look and feel that makes the products easily recognisable as being produced by simplehuman.

The simplehuman Soft Touch bin features an innovative opening mechanism which makes this bin a great alternative to the standard pedal bin. To open a Soft Touch bin you press down on the lid which then pops open. The top section itself lifts out and the inner bucket has integrated handles which makes it easy to remove the contents of the bin. The lid has been constructed from durable polycarbonate which as well as making it dent proof ensures that it is easy to clean. The Soft Touch bin has been designed so that it will sit flush against a wall this stops the bin from being obtrusive.

If you are interested in winning this fantastic prize you can find the instructions for how to enter on the competition page of our website.

Le Creuset 3-Ply Stainless Steel and new Magimix Nespresso coffee machines added to the website

The latest additions to our online cookware shop include the new Le Creuset 3-Ply Stainless Steel cookware range as well as the new Magimix Nespresso coffee machines.

Le Creuset has always been one of the most popular and definitely one of our top selling brands. We expect to find that the new Le Creuset 3-Ply Stainless Steel range will be as popular as the existing ranges from this world renowned cookware manufacturer. Although they are best known for their cast iron cookware range the new 3-Ply range is made from a mixture of high grade stainless steel combined with a dash of aluminium. The pans have an aluminium core which ensures that heat is spread evenly across the pan which eliminates hotspots. The pans in the new Le Creuset 3-Ply range are suitable for use on gas and electric hobs as well as induction hobs. All the stainless steel products in this new range come with a life time guarantee, the non-stick coated products in the range have a 10 year guarantee.

We have also started to sell the new range of Magimix Nespresso coffee makers. All of the new coffee machines have been produced to use Nespresso Grands Crus capsules. There are currently 16 different flavours of coffee available in the Grands Cru range. We use one of these machines in our office so we can agree that they do as they claim make the perfect espresso every time.

These are not the last of the new ranges that we will be adding to the Pots and Pans website, we will continue to keep you informed when we add new ranges or expand our existing ranges.

Spend £50 or over on an order and get a free gift.

We are still offering customers who spend over £50 on the Pots and Pans online cookware shop a free Recycling Bag Set worth £7.00. Now though if you spend over £100 we are offering customers the opportunity to claim a free Maxwell & Williams Elemental Oil Pourer (pictured) worth £11.99 as their gift. To receive your free gift all you have to do is to add one to your order. The free gifts are only available while stocks last. There is only one free gift per order.

We are also offering free delivery when you spend over £75 on an order.

Win a Bosch Coffee Maker in our free prize draw this month

In this months free prize draw on our website we are giving one person the chance to win a Bosch Filter Coffee Maker. This coffee maker usually has a recommended retail price of £45. This particular coffee maker is part of Bosch’s ‘Private Collection’, the kettles and toasters from this range can be viewed on the Bosch Electricals page of our website.

This coffee maker from Bosch has a number of quality features built in. It has a 1.25 Litre capacity, this equates to between 10 and 15 cups. It also comes with integrated Brita water filter technology built in.

Details for how to enter this month’s free prize draw can be found on the competition page of the Pots and Pans website.

The winners of last month’s prize draw for the Henckels Four Star 6 Piece Knife Block Set has been notified.

Spend £50 or over on an order and you can get a FREE Recycling Bag Set

At the moment on the Pots and Pans website we have decided that if you spend over £50 you can get a free Premier Recycling Bag Set (worth £7.00). All you need to do is add it your order.

The bags are colour coded, this means it easier to identify what type of recycling the bag is being used for. The bags are exceedingly durable and come with handles making them easy to carry. They are strong enough to hold paper, plastics or glass. The bags are washable so that you re-use them.

If you spend over £100 you can choose instead to get a free Natural Origins 8 Bottle Wine Rack, worth £15.00. This rubberwood and chrome wine rack will store up to 8 bottles of wine.

An unusual use of pots and pans

Everyday we receive emails from customers and friends with either questions or advice about pots and pans. Yesterday we received one from a customer who sent us instead an unusual news story concerning pots and pans. After reading it and checking up to ensure that it was true we decided that this one was worth sharing with you on the blog.

In Mezzema, a small village of 85 people in Liguria in the north west of Italy the local priest took the unilateral decision to stop ringing the church bells after he received a complaint from a tourist about the early morning bell ringing. This infuriated the residents. One of whom complained that the bells “keep the elderly company” as well as it being a century old tradition. The villagers received no joy from their initial discussions with the priest concerning the bell ringing. They decided that they needed to take more direct action if they were to receive any satisfaction. The plan they hatched was to walk round the village in groups banging pots and pans as loudly as possibly at the times that the bells were supposed to ring. After doing this on several occasions the priest finally relented and the bells have started to chime again.

This has got to be one of the most unusual uses of pots and pans that we have come across. We have never tested our pans to see which one would be the nosiest but a quick straw poll came to the consensus that it would probably be the one of the Stellar pans that would win this competition. If you disagree with us we would love to hear your suggestions.

Pots and Pans are finalists in two categories at the Excellence in Houseware Awards

We found out this week that Pots and Pans are finalists in two categories at this years Excellence in Housewares Awards. The two categories are Excellence in Direct Retailing and Excellence in Retail Display – Independent. The second of the categories is for the window displays in the St Andrews shop. In case you have you have not had the opportunity to see the shop’s window displays we decided to add pictures of some of the recent displays to our FlickR pages so you can see why they are finalists in this category. Being nominated and subsequently discovering that they are finalists in this category is some recognition for the amount of effort and creativity that goes into creating each individual window display.

The Excellence in Houseware Awards are a joint collaboration between Progressive Housewares magazine and The Cookshop and Housewares Association. They were set up with the explicit goal of recognising ‘innovation, integrity and commitment on both the retailing and supply sides of the housewares industry’. They are the only dedicated awards for the housewares industry. In this industry they are viewed as being the equivalent of the Oscars.

This year the awards are being held on Wednesday the 7th of October at The Royal Lancaster Hotel London, in the words of the invitation they are a “Black tie / Posh frocks” occasion. The funds raised from the raffle on the night will be divided between two charities, Shelter and The Rainy Day Trust.

At the 2008 Excellence in Housewares Awards Pots and Pans won the Excellence in Online Retailing Award. It would be nice to add to that award this year, but we will have to wait and see how we do on the night.

New and expanded ranges

It has been a busy time for us recently, we have been expanding several of the ranges that we sell as well as adding new ranges to our online cookware store. Two of the ranges that we have expanded are Jason Placemats and the range of Australian Women’s Weekly Recipe Books. Since they went on the website we have received numerous requests from customers to expand these ranges, and now we stock more designs of placemats and a greater selection of cookbooks.

Furi Pro Knives is one of the new ranges that we have started stocking. Although these knives were designed for professional chefs they can also be fully appreciated by home chefs. They have been constructed in one piece, this ensures that they are easy to clean. Their handles are a reverse-wedge shape with additional vertical ‘microgrooves’ which prevents the knife slipping forward in your hand even when wet or oily. We expect these knives to quickly become one of our best sellers.

Another new range that we have added to the Pots and Pans website is Eddington Tools. Their White Onion Goggles raised a great deal of interest when they first came into the warehouse. Another ‘unusual’ product from their range is the Banana Guard, which is exactly what it sounds like, a protective case for bananas to prevent them becoming bruised while being transported.

The third new range that we have added is the All-Clad Stainless Steel range. All-Clad cookware has been very popular in the USA since it was introduced in the early 1970s to both professional chefs and home cooks. The stainless steel range itself is All-Clad’s best selling range. One reason for this is the exemplary cooking performance from the three-ply construction - an aluminium centre core clad with stainless steel inside and out, which means that it distributes heat evenly.

Pre order from the new Jamie Oliver ranges

This August will see the launch of a new range of Jamie Oliver kitchen tools and the Jamie Oliver Kitchen Knives range. These are the result of an exciting new collaboration between Jamie Oliver himself and Diethelm Keller Brands who already produce the excellent Jamie Oliver flavour shaker.

Due to the popularity of the other products in the Jamie Oliver ranges Pots and Pans have decided to enable people to pre-order products from the new collections. We are expecting to take delivery of stock at the beginning of August at which time we will fulfil all pre-orders.

Included in the new Jamie Oliver knife range will be a five piece knife block set which we expect will quickly become a best seller. Other highlights that we have already identified in the Jamie Oliver Tools Range include mixing bowls, measuring spoons, whisks, peelers and pepper mills.

All the new products have been developed in an exciting collaboration between Jamie Oliver and Diethelm Keller Brands. Jamie Oliver pointed out that “when we started the project I wanted to be involved at every stage to make sure that this kit would be stuff I was really proud of. I didn’t just want a range with my name on it.”

You can view the products from the new Jamie Oliver Knives range, or the Jamie Oliver Tools range on our website. We also stock the full range of the existing Jamie Oliver ranges which are still available to buy through the Pots and Pans website.

Win a Swift Supreme 5 Piece Pan Set in this month's competition

In this month's competition we are giving away a 5 piece set of Swift Supreme pans. To enter it all you need to do is follow the link to visit the competition page on the Pots and Pans website and then leave your email address.

This Swift Supreme 5 piece set that we are giving away usually has a recommended retail price of £187. It is a 5 piece set consisting of three non-stick saucepans, these being 16, 18 and 20cm saucepans with lids, a 14cm non-stick milk pan and a 24cm non-stick frying pan.

Swift Supreme manufacture their pans using high quality 18/10 stainless steal together with an energy efficient encapsulated base. They are suitable for use with all hob types and come complete with a 25 year guarantee.

It could not be easier to enter the monthly competition, all you need to do is visit the competition page on the Pots and Pans website and enter your email address. We will not pass your email address or any other details to any third parties. There is a frequently asked questions if you would like any more information about the prize draw. This month the draw will close at midnight on the 1st of August. The winner will be notified by email, if we do not receive a timely response then we will draw another winner. Any late entries that we receive will be entered into the following month’s prize draw.